8th January 2026
Water Rail, 2 Snipe - Smallbrook NR - Chris White
10 Brambling, 250 Chaffinch - Kilmington - John Howell
RING-NECKED DUCK, Kingfisher, 12 Siskin - Langford Lakes - Andrew Dawson
Recent Sightings
Recent Sightings
7th January 2026
2 Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath
RING-NECKED DUCK (male), 3 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Langford Lakes
RING-NECKED DUCK (male) - CWP74, from Twitchers' Gate (51.6503, -1.9060); park only in layby along Friday's Ham Lane or at Clayhill car park (SN6 6PF) and walk to view
3 Goosander - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson
2 HAWFINCH, 14 Common Crossbill, 20 Siskin, 2 Firecrest, 8 Marsh Tit - Franchises Wood - Rich Prior
6th January 2026
2 DIPPER, 4 Raven - Box - Nigel Bray
4 Lapwing - Thickwood - Chris Woods
RING-NECKED DUCK - CWP74
RING-NECLED DUCK, 3 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Langford Lakes - Mike Smith
HEN HARRIER (ringtail), MERLIN, 14 Red Kite, 5 Stonechat, 150 Linnet, 430 Corn Bunting, Reed Bunting, 18 Lapwing, 200 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior, Jon Lee
5th January 2026
Woodcock - Lopsombe Corner - Keith Simpson
28 Snipe, 35 Lapwing, 5 Common Gull, Red Kite, 20 Fieldfare - North Meadow - Robin Griffiths
2 COMMON CRANE, HEN HARRIER (ringtail), Yellow-legged Gull - Stoford - Harry Boorman
HEN HARRIER (male), 100 Fieldfare, 40 Lapwing - SPTA east - Brian & Brenda Heath
HEN HARRIER (male) - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey
Peregrine, 2 Red Kite, 50 Lapwing, Marsh Tit, 6 Siskin, Water Rail, 4 Mandarin, Teal, Snipe - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson
40 Lapwing - Draycot Cerne - Daniel Moden
56 Lapwing - Grittleton - Stewart Dobson
40 Lapwing - Westbury - Mike Smith
60 Lapwing, 3 Red Kite, 2 Golden Plover - Winterslow - Paul Guymer
RING-NECKED DUCK, Goosander, 8 Shoveler, Little Egret, Firecrest - Langford Lakes - Shayne Ford
4th January 2026
300 Fieldfare, 300 Redwing, Red Kite - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon
HEN HARRIER (male), 18 Red Kite, 65 Lapwing, 5 Stonechat - Pewsey Downs - Jon Lee
Little Egret - Southwick - Sally Hanham
3 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, RING-NECKED DUCK, 2 Goosander, Kingfisher, Little Egret, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Common Gull, 500 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 38 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew
BLACK REDSTART - Melksham - Sarah Neathey
Little Egret, Kingfisher - Box - Tim Salkeld
3rd January 2025
MERLIN, 4 Red Kite, 2 Little Egret, 27 Lapwing, 2 Raven, 385 Fieldfare, 65 Redwing, Blackcap, 65 Yellowhammer, 41 Corn Bunting, Reed Bunting - Clearbury Down - Tom Coldwell
2 Goosander, 2 Gadwall, 2 Teal - Charlton all Saints - Tom Coldwell
6 Red Kite, Great White Egret, 17 Lapwing, Snipe, Redpoll - Standlynch - Tom Coldwell
3 Little Egret - Beanacre - Julian & Margaret Rolls
Little Egret - Southwick - Sally Hanham
3 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, Goosander, Little Egret, Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 51 Tufted Duck, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Siskin, Yellow legged Gull - Langford lakes - Mike Trew
MERLIN, 2 Stonechat, 15 Red Kite, 70 Corn Bunting, 24 Lapwing, 8 Golden Plover - Middle Woodford - Paul Guymer, Bob Blamey
100 Lapwing - Keevil Airfield - Jason Trevorrow
3 Marsh Tit, 2 Redpoll - Leigh Delamere - Tim Salkeld
2 DIPPER, 30 Redwing - Castle Combe - Tim Salkeld
Brambling - Wylye - John Fishwick
2nd January 2026
Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit, 90 Linnet, Raven - Leigh Delamere - Daniel Moden
RING-NECKED DUCK, SCAUP - Fonthill Lake - Rob Sumison, Graham Holloway & Amanda Callaghan
3 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Langfordl Lakes - Rob Sumison
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, 200 Golden Plover - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor
HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey
MERLIN. HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 6 Stonechat, 42 Redwing, 7 Red Kite - SPTA east - Elliott Horton, Brian & Brenda Heath
Dunlin, 200 Lapwing, 65 Golden Plover - North Meadow - Elliott Horton
2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Goldeneye, 25 Pintail - CWP74 - Elliott Horton
Blackcap - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths
HEN HARRIER (ringtail), Peregrine, 50 Fieldfare, 600 Starling, 100 Lapwing, 4 Little Egret - Berwick St James - Granville Pictor
150 Linnet, 120 Stock Dove, 70 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 30 Yellowhammer, 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - Luckington - Scott Punter
1st January 2026
100 Lapwing - Firsdown - Paul Guymer
4 Red Kite, 4 Corn Bunting - Middle Woodford - David & Abbie Johnson
MERLIN, Peregrine, 70 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 11 Red Kite, 2 Grey Partridge, 30 Yellowhammer, 12 Corn Bunting - SPTA centre - Steven Portugal
Peregrine, 7 Red Kite, 4 Stonechat - SPTA east - Steven Portugal
3 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Langford Lakes - Jonny Cooper
4 Brambling, 8 Siskin, 3 Marsh Tit - Savernake - Brian & Brenda Heath
2 Little Egret, Red Kite - Avon Valley, NR - Stephen Hackett
200 Linnet, 30 Redwing, 30 Yellowhammer, Raven - Luckington - Scott Punter
RING-NECKED DUCK - Fonthill Lake
2 HEN HARRIER (male, ringtail), Stonechat, 300 Starling, 2 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian & Brenda Heath
12 Lapwing - Edington - Jason Trevorrow
2 Redpoll, 2 Siskin - Marlborough - Richard Fuller
3 Goosander - Corsham Lake - Tim Salkeld
